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Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

This Is Not A Sequel. There Has Never Been Anything Like It!

19706.11h 49m

Overview

An all-girl rock band moves to Hollywood in the hope of achieving success, only to fall into a whirlpool of wickedness and decadence.

Directed by Russ Meyer
Written by Roger Ebert, Russ Meyer
Produced by Russ Meyer
Box OfficeBudget: $2.1MRevenue: $9.0M

Top Cast

Dolly Read

Dolly Read

Kelly McNamara

Cynthia Myers

Cynthia Myers

Casey Anderson

Marcia McBroom

Marcia McBroom

Petronella Danforth

John Lazar

John Lazar

Ronnie Z-Man Barzell

Michael Blodgett

Michael Blodgett

Lance Rocke

David Gurian

David Gurian

Harris Allsworth

Edy Williams

Edy Williams

Ashley St. Ivens

Erica Gavin

Erica Gavin

Roxanne

Phyllis Davis

Phyllis Davis

Susan Lake

Harrison Page

Harrison Page

Emerson Thome

Themes & Keywords

pop starpopmusicalsexploitationrock bandinheritance fightall girl bandpsychotronicsexual liberationsocialite partyindependent filmwomen in music

About Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls is a comedy, drama, music film released in 1970 exploring themes of pop star, pop, musical, sexploitation, rock band, inheritance fight. Directed by Russ Meyer, it stars Dolly Read, Cynthia Myers, Marcia McBroom. An all-girl rock band moves to Hollywood in the hope of achieving success, only to fall into a whirlpool of wickedness and decadence.

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